A little bit of everything

I’m thankful for our fireplace – today is one of those cloudy, damp days where the chills seeps in. There’s nothing like a fire to warm me up [& to get rid of that pile of junk mail & cardboard!]

Joel shared this quote with me the other day & I really like it:

“These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.” -Gilbert Highet

I’ve posted before about the Let’s Save Michigan campaign, a fantastic local organizations. Together with the DIA, they are hosting a poster contest and finalists were announced today. There are 60 posters & you can vote for multiple posters, but only  once a day for each poster. All of the entries are inspiring & wonderful, but these are my favorites:

Today and Sunday I spent some time at local thrift stores. As I get ready to head to DC next week to work at the National Library of Medicine, it’s become clear that the “business casual” part of my wardrobe is sorely lacking. Luckily, people in Ann Arbor give away really nice clothes and I was able to pick up some great pants & shirts. Also, I’ve been on the lookout for clothing that would be good to take with me to Egypt this summer. It’s a very conservative country, so I’ll be wearing a lot of long skirts, loose tops and keeping my shoulders to myself. [65 days!!!!]

I enjoyed this article from the Boston Globe titled, In the Digital Age, Librarians are Pioneers, a review of Marilyn Johnson’s book This Book Is Overdue. Not only does the book show librarians to be the daring & innovative crew that they are, but she calls archivists the “unsung heros of the library.” Additionally, we are “magicians that deftly distinguish between detritus and artifact, capturing history before it disappears because of a broken link or outdated software.” A wonderful statement [even if it might be up for debate in my appraisal of archives class]!!

Oh!! I just got an email that the University of Michigan is hosting their own TED conference next year. How exciting – I’ll definitely be there!! That is, if I’m selected – attendance is through application & invitation only.

This Flickr group, Looking Into the Past, is a creative way to use photos. By aligning an old photo within it’s modern day setting, the passage of time is clearly visible. I’d love to do this around Ypsilanti! Here are some of my favorites:

Now: homework!

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  • Hi Elizabeth! I recently came across that flickr group as well, NPR did a post titled "Time Travel on the Cheap" which featured some of their photos. It's such a simple but neat idea!
  • Hi, I wanted to thank you for your recent mention of the poster contest involving the Let's Save Michigan effort and the Detroit Institute of arts. With the help of you and many others, we had an amazing 300+ entries for this contest—this far exceeded our expectations! We have since narrowed the entries to 60 finalists and you can view them here www.letssavemichigan.com/posters. We're now asking people to vote for their favorite poster among the finalists and we're hoping you could inform your readers about the voting, which runs from Feb. 23 to March 15.

    Thanks again for your support in this contest that aims to highlight the numerous outstanding artists out there. To view the full press release about the contest and voting, visit www.letssavemichigan.com/posters.

    Thanks - Sean Mann of Let's Save Michigan.
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